Scientific Name
Pontederia cordata

Common Name
Pickerel weed


Hardiness: Zones 4-11
Height: 18 to 24 inches
Flower: Soft blue flower spike appears from a leaf bract at top of stem
Foliage: Glossy, erect, deep green leaves; slightly heart shaped with distinctive swirling
Comments: Grows in shallow water (up to 18 inches covering the crown); sun to partial shade; can be grown in 5 gallon tub; thick creeping rootstock
Cultivars/Species: Alba (white flowers); P. cordata var. lancelolata (narrow leaves and longer flower spikes; ht. 4 to 5 feet); Angustifolia

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